On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 14:50, Ben Reser wrote: > On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 08:37:50PM +0200, Pixel wrote: > > > Best way to configure multihead is to either do it by hand or use > > > xf86cfg. > > > > Well, as for me, i prefer doing it via XFdrake ;p > > XFdrake doesn't work worth a hoot on multi-head boxes. It assumes you > have the same model of monitor on all your heads. And it supposedly has > an option to let you configure each card independently but it never > prompts you for any card but the first one. So XFdrake is junk when > you're talking about multi-head. The only good option is to do it by > hand or use XFdrake to configure the X enough to get one head working > and then use xf86cfg to get the rest working.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it "junk". I have a gazillion Matrox G450 boxen with matching Viewsonic G90f monitors, and XFdrake whizzes through them. You may or may not have valid points about cards > 1 and/or dissimilar monitors, but XFdrake does work well in at least one configuration, and I was very happy to have it do all the work for me (compared to other distros, which do nothing). -- Brad Felmey
